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KAPL to focus on lifestyle drugs
KARNATAKA Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Ltd has slowly begun to move towards the lifestyle segment of cardiovascular (CV), stress and diabetes management therapies. With an eye on Rs 100-crore turnover by 2003-04, the company is planning Rs ... More

ANNOUNCEMENTS


Daimler rolls out Merc E-class
DAIMLERCHRYSLER India on Thursday launched the new Mercedes E - class at its facility in Pune. The new car, the E-240 petrol which makes its debut on Indian roads 10 months after its world premiere at the International Brussels Motor show in ... More

OPEN OFFERS


Lalbhais' plea on Amtrex turned down — Repurchase from ICICI to invite takeover code: SEBI
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked Asman Investments Ltd (acquirer), a Lalbhai group company, to make an open offer to the shareholders of Amtrex Hitachi Appliances if it acquires more than 15 per cent shares of Amtrex ... More

Grasim offer: Forum warns SEBI, FIs
THE Investor's Grievances Forum (IGF) has said it will file public interest litigation against SEBI and financial institutions such as UTI, LIC and GIC if they fail to block the open offer by Grasim to shareholders of L&T at Rs 190 per ... More

CORPORATE DISPUTES


Advantage VSNL in battle with BSNL — DoT fears violation of shareholders' pact
THE Department of Telecommunciations (DoT) finds itself in a spot over the interconnection tussle between Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). Even though the Communications Minister, Mr Pramod Mahajan, has ... More

OVERSEAS BORROWINGS


ADR float: Nalco to file draft prospectus with SEC by Nov 15
FOR the Disinvestment Ministry, it is business as usual on the controversial privatisation of aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) and a November 15 date has been set for filing a draft prospectus with the Securities and ... More

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES


SC to pronounce Kudremukh PIL ruling today
THE Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will pronounce its verdict on the public interest litigation against Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd on Friday. The PIL against KIOCL initiated by non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) and environment ... More

ENVIRONMENT


Whither `greenwashing'?
SIXTEEN years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, Greenpeace is knocking at people's conscience through a powerful photo essay done by Raghu Rai. The exhibition, titled `Exposure — Portrait of a Corporate Crime', is now on at Chennai's Amethyst ... More

RESTRUCTURING


Karrox Tech to spin off ITES division — Looking for foreign partners
KARROX IT-enabled services (KITES), the ITES training division of Karrox Technologies Ltd, is likely to be recast as a subsidiary of the company in partnership with a foreign entity that offers ITES training or one that has a significant call ... More

Maars reworking business strategy
THE Chennai-based Maars Software International Ltd has started a consolidation exercise. It is reworking its business strategy and seeking additional funds to clear some of the liabilities. This included optimum use of a Rs 15 crore plot of ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS


Grasim raises stake in L&T
GRASIM Industries Ltd and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Samruddhi Swastik Trading and Investments Ltd, have acquired an additional 56.10 lakh shares representing 2.26 per cent stake in Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Following this acquisition, Grasim and ... More

NEW PROJECTS


Pajero rolls out of HM's new Chennai plant
HINDUSTAN Motor (HM) on Thursday rolled out its first Pajero from the new facilities here that cost the company Rs 12 crore to set up. The Chennai Car Plant, which has been producing Lancers in the past four years, will henceforth also produce ... More

Cosmo Films plans new production line
COSMO Films Ltd has firmed up plans to install a new production line in its Aurangabad facility with fresh investments of Rs 50 crore which will be funded partially through internal accruals and partially through debts. It will be the ninth ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES


Zydus Cadila in talks with foreign company — For manufacture of typhoid vaccines
ZYDUS Cadila Health Care Ltd is in negotiations with a foreign player for buying technology for manufacturing typhoid vaccines. Confirming this to Business Line, Mr S. Nagraj, General Manager (sales and marketing), Zydus Cadila, said ... More

PERFORMANCE


Deep US footprints mean more profit for Dr Reddy's
DR Reddy's Labs financial results in the second quarter (July-September) of 2002-03 conclusively indicates that the cream of the company's profit in future will come from overseas markets, especially the US. Following the loss of market ... More

Diversified profile plans ticking right for ITC
FOR the second consecutive quarter, agri-business and paperboards divisions boosted reported profits at ITC. Its cigarette business also grew during the quarter, resulting in a 13 per cent rise in earnings per share. In fact, operating income ... More

Bangalore cos suffer erratic power supply
OVER 75 per cent businesses in Bangalore face power disruption more than once a month, disclosed a survey by research firm Feedback Consulting, MAIT and Emerson Network. Over 60 per cent of companies had power problems at least once a day, ... More

Maruti tops in customer satisfaction: J.D. Power
MARUTI Udyog ranks highest in customer satisfaction with automotive dealer service for the third consecutive year, as per the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2002 India Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study released today. The annual study, now in ... More


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